Real A320 Cockpit Takeoff from Mineralnyye Vody — Caucasus Mountains!

Real A320 CFM cockpit takeoff from Mineralnyye Vody Airport (URML), North Caucasus — flight SVR1344, shot from the Pilot Monitoring seat in 360°. Watch the full takeoff sequence with the stunning Caucasus mountain terrain visible through the flight deck windows.

00:00 - Intro: Real A320 Takeoff from URML
00:30 - About Mineralnyye Vody & The PM Role
01:15 - Pre-Takeoff Lineup & Checklist
02:00 - Thrust Application & Takeoff Roll
03:00 - V1 · VR · V2 Callouts — Rotation & Liftoff
03:45 - Gear Up, Flap Retraction & ECAM Scan
04:20 - Climbing Over the Caucasus
04:45 - Pilot Debrief: What Does the PM Actually Do?

Mineralnyye Vody (URML) is one of the most visually dramatic departure airports you can operate from on the A320 in Russia. The moment the aircraft rotates and climbs out, the green Caucasus foothills fill the windshield — a view that is completely different from the grey runways of Moscow or the flat Siberian plains. Flying as Pilot Monitoring on this departure, my role shifts from active control inputs to a critical monitoring and callout function — verifying V1, VR, V2, calling out engine parameters, monitoring the SID routing, and managing the after-takeoff flow while the Pilot Flying handles control. This video gives you a rare, authentic view of what the right seat looks and sounds like on a real takeoff.

For aviation enthusiasts, the PM role is often underappreciated — but it is arguably the more cognitively demanding position during the first phase of flight. You are simultaneously cross-checking engine indications on the ECAM, confirming gear and flap retraction calls, monitoring the FMA mode transitions on the PFD, and staying ready to take over immediately if the PF becomes incapacitated. This is real crew resource management in action, not a simulation.

For the MSFS and X-Plane flight simmers: try flying a sector as Pilot Monitoring using a checklist companion or co-pilot add-on like Pilot2ATC or FS2Crew. Load URML in Navigraph, set up the SVR1344 routing, and practice making all the PM callouts in real time during the takeoff roll and initial climb. Developing your PM scan discipline in the simulator is one of the fastest ways to understand real airline cockpit procedures — and this video is your reference for how it actually sounds and looks.

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Filmed in 360° with Insta360 X5 | Edited on iPad Pro M5

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